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The Dance of Life. A Poem
by COMBE, William
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- near fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 1817. First. hardcover. near fine. Thomas Rowlandson. 26 hand-colored aquatint plates (including the frontispiece and engraved title) by Thomas Rowlandson. Bound in 3/4 green polished morocco, decoratively gilt spine, marbled boards, top edge gilt. London: Published by R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 1817. First edition. Tall 8vo, [10 ], 285 pages. London:R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 1817. First Edition. Ownership bookplate, still a near fine copy.<br/> <br/>
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- Bookseller
- Argosy Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 291636
- Title
- The Dance of Life. A Poem
- Author
- COMBE, William
- Illustrator
- Thomas Rowlandson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Ackermann, Repository of Arts
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1817
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New York, New York
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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